Possessive pronouns
Possessive pronouns are used to indicate ownership
In Arabic, these pronouns are suffixes that are attached to nouns.
Adding ي to any noun will turn it into a possessive pronoun
My…
As in
كِتابـــي
/kitaabee/
My book
Adding نا to any noun will turn it into a possessive pronoun
Our…
As in
كِتابُــنا
/kitaabunaa/
Our book
Examples:
حَقيبَة
/Haqeebah/
A bag
حَقيبَتـــي
/Haqeebatee/
My bag
حَقيبَتُـنا
/Haqeebatunaa/
Our bag
Adding
كَ to any noun will turn it into a possessive pronoun
Your... (Masculine/ Singular)
As in
كِتابُـكَ
/kitaabuka/
Your book
Adding
كِ
to any noun will turn it into a possessive pronoun
Your... (Feminine/ Singular)
As in
كِتابُـكِ
/kitaabuki/
Your book
Adding
كُما
to any noun will turn it into a possessive pronoun
Your... (Dual feminine and masculine)
As in
كِتابُـكُما
/kitaabukumaa/
Your book
Adding
كُمْ
to any noun will turn it into a possessive pronoun
Your... (Masculine/ Plural)
As in
كِتابُـكُمْ
/kitaabukum/
Your book
Adding
كُنَّ
to any noun will turn it into a possessive pronoun
Your... (Feminine/ Plural)
As in
كِتابُـكُنَّ
/kitaabukunna/
Your book
Examples:
كِتابُـكَ
/kitaabuka/
Your book (Masculine/ Singular)
حَقيبَتُـكِ
/Haqeebatuki/
Your bag (Feminine/ Singular)
Examples:
بَيْتُـكُمْ
/baytukum/
Your house (Masculine/ Plural)
بَيْتُـكُنَّ
/baytukunna/
Your house (Feminine/ Plural)
Adding
ـهُ to any noun will turn it into a possessive pronoun
His…
As in
كِتابُــهُ
/kitaabuhu/
His book
Adding
ـها to any noun will turn it into a possessive pronoun
Her...
As in
كِتابُــها
/kitaabuhaa/
Her book
Adding
ـهُما
to any noun will turn it into a possessive pronoun for two owners
Their… (Dual feminine and masculine)
As in
كِتابُــهُما
/kitaabuhumaa/
Their book
Adding
ـهُمْ
to any noun will turn it into a possessive pronoun for more than two owners
Their... (Masculine/ Plural)
As in
كِتابُــهُمْ
/kitaabuhum/
Their book
Adding
ـهُنَّ
to any noun will turn it into a possessive pronoun for more than two owners
Their... (Feminine/ Plural)
As in
كِتابُــهُنَّ
/kitaabuhunna/
Their book
Examples:
بَيْتُــهُمْ
/baytuhum/
Their house (Masculine/ Plural)
بَيْتُــهُما
/baytuhumaa/
Their house (Dual feminine and masculine)
Examples:
مَدْرَسَتُــهُ /madrasatuhu/ His school مَدْرَسَتُــها /madrasatuhaa/ Her schoolFor more info regarding the Arabic alphabet and how to learn Arabic online, you can download the Arabic learning app Kaleela application to learn Arabic the right way. * Below the link for iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kaleela… * Below the link for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de…
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